Lounge review: THAI Airways Royal First Class Lounge, Suvarnabhumi

Lounge review of THAI Royal First Lounge, Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
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01. Trip report introduction
02. SAS A320 business class, Stockholm to London
03. SilverKris Lounge, Heathrow
04. Thai Airways A380 Royal First class, London to Bangkok
05. Thai Airways Royal First Lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
06. Thai Airways A330 Royal Silk (business class), Bangkok to Taipei
07. Pacific Business Hotel, Taipei
08. Photo Essay: Taipei
09. The Infinity Lounge by EVA Air, Taoyuan Airport
10. EVA Air B777-300ER Royal Laurel (business class), Taipei to Amsterdam (via Bangkok), part 1
11. EVA Air B777-300ER Royal Laurel (business class), Taipei to Amsterdam (via Bangkok), part 2
12. Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Amsterdam 
13. SAS A320 business class, Amsterdam to Stockholm
14. Trip summary
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After arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, I didn't have a lot of time before the last leg of my trip to Taipei. However, the process of getting through security was a lot faster since I was in transit as a first class passenger. A lady from THAI met me and a fellow passenger at the gate as we disembarked, and drove us on a golf buggy to security check, where we could skip the line. She then showed us to the Royal First Class lounge, where we were greeted at the reception, showed to a couple of seats, and asked if we would like anything to eat or drink. Just as in the SilverKris lounge at Heathrow, the staff came with a menu, and I could just point at what I wanted. I ordered a carrot juice and some scrambled eggs.

The carrot juice was good, but the eggs (that came with a weird looking sausage and suspiciously pale bacon) were horrible, which surprised me. I'd heard good things about this lounge, but I wasn't impressed.

Carrot juice

Scrambled eggs, sausage and "bacon"

With a little less than an hour until scheduled boarding of my next flight, I asked about their spa services (a free massage is included in the lounge access), and they told me that I just had time. I was led to the spa where I got a 30 minute neck and shoulder massage. It was good, and in a way it made up for the poor food (although I wouldn't go out of my way to visit this lounge again). After that, I headed to the gate for the flight to Taipei. Review of that flight is coming soon!

The view from my "booth"